27 December 2016

"Lord, help me get one more"

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Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord One of the questions I am commonly asked is what I do on my days off.  And when I get the chance, ...
12 December 2016

One of Those Days

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Third Sunday of Advent Have you ever had one of those days?  You know, the day when your car won’t start; or you overslept, and while...
05 December 2016

'Twas the Night of Little Giants

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Second Sunday of Advent Two weeks ago we ended our Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy.  Maybe after hearing today’s Gospel we feel like...
28 November 2016

Not Christmas Yet

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First Sunday of Advent Here we are: the first Sunday of Advent.  We lit at the beginning of Mass the Advent wreath with its first candle...
21 November 2016

The King of Glory

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Solemnity of our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe I think it would be safe to say that the secretary at my last parish was border...
14 November 2016

The End is Near

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Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Four years ago, there were people, no small amount, who did not think that we would be here, becaus...
07 November 2016

Chocolate, Puppies, and Belinda Carlisle

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Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time What is heaven like?  People have many different ideas.  Some people believe heaven is an unending...
31 October 2016

Shopping on an Empty Stomach

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Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time People say that is bad to go grocery shopping on an empty stomach.  The reason for this is that som...
10 October 2016

"What was Jesus' Problem?"

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Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time “What was Jesus’ problem?”  That was the way one homily I heard in seminary on this Gospel passage...
01 October 2016

Signs of Fall

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Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time There are some tell-tale signs that we are in the Fall: Friday night high school football, colleg...